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A. H. PEYCKE. SUPPORTING MEANS FOR BRAKES. APPLICATION FILED FEB-13. I918.

1,3 1 5,396 Patented Sept. 9,1919.

rinrrnn STATES PATENTFFICE.

ARMAND H. PEYGKE, OF CHICAGO, I IlLLINOI S -ASSIG NOR TO nivrnnroafiscrnnt FOUNDRIES, 0F oHIoAGoiLLINoIs, A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY.

To all whom itmag] concern Be it known that I, ARMANn I-I. Pnronn,

a citizenof the United States, andresident of Chicago, in'the county ofGook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Means for Brakes, of which the following is a specification. 1 i

This invention relates'to supporting means for brakes. i J

The object ofthis invention is 'toimprove brake beam supportingmechanism and particularly the cooperativeassociation of the brake beam, safety bar and yildable member operatively connected? thereto.

Generally speaking, this and other objects are accomplished by providing iin combina tion, a brake beam, a safety bar therefor, and an associated resilient member removably locked to oneand engaging the other. The invention is illustrated on i the *acdonr panying sheet ofdrawings in which Figure 1 isa fragmentary side elevation, part being in section, of a railway car truck, embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlargedside elevation of the I brake supporting means propensome of the parts being shown in section, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryend view of the-ar rangement shown in Fig. 2.

The various novel features will be apparent from the following description and drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 1

The brake mechanism of railway cars must be properly supported and also provision made to prevent the brake beam from falling to the track when disengaged or torn from its normal hangings. Furthermore, it has been found expedient to provide yieldable means for permitting the desirable amount of play of the brake beam during the application and release of the brakes.

Byreferring to the figures of the drawings, it will be noted that I have shown a railway car truck including a spring plank 10, to which hangers 11 are permanently secured, the lower ends of said hangers being provided with alined openings 12, for the reception of a horizontally extending rigid safety bar 13, the extremities of which eX- tend beyond the outer limit of movement of brake beams 14, which arelocated aboVe the safety bar 13. The main function of this snrroncrme M ANS? Fort .BRAKESL Specification of Letters Patent. Patented SQPLQ, 11919;

p Applicationfiled iebruary 133913;" seriar-noxelnooa underlying bar 13 is to catchand retain thebrakebeams in the eventthatthe same are torn or otherwise accidentall dis conneotedhom thelr normal hangings to prevent the brake beams from falling upon the tracks, when a may result in serious accident. i i

Interposed between the tension member 15 a resilient member 16 inthe form of'an 1rsection ofithesafety bar and the openings 17 in the ends of the resilient member corrospend ng toeach other. Portions strml;

of thebra ke beam and the safety bar 13, is

up from the metal forming the openings 17,

rest upon the upper edgejof the "safety bar 113. This resilient member preferably after beingpassed onto the sa fetybar has one of its ends 18 moved up into a position direri-tly adjacent its associated hanger 11, the other 'end l9 of the resilient member following accordingly and being retained in such position byiapin 20 passed through the safety bar 13, the pin 20, being locked in position by suitablekeys 21. The other end 18 of the resilient member is held in position by a locking member or spring clip 22, which preferably is secured to the safety bar 13, near the associated hanger 11. By referring to Fig. 1, it will be noted that two of these locking members 22 are connected to the safety bar 13 and not only lock the resilient members 16 in position, but also look the safety bar against longitudinal movement.

The intermediate part of each of the resilient members 16 is provided with a rounded section 23 upon which the diagonally arranged tension member 15 of the brake beam may ride. If desired, collars 2% may be mounted on the tension member for engaging the rounded portion 23 ofthe resilient member 16. In this way wear of the tension member 15 will be reduced to a minimum.

The reslhent member 16 interposed between the brake beam and safety bar acts as a leveling device for the brake beam and not only permits the proper forward and thereof, but also permits the beain -to move vertically during the same breaking and releasing actions. 7

' It is my intention to cover any modifications of the arrangement hereinabove disclosed and which fall Within the scope of the invention, as set forth in the following claims.

1. In combination, a brake beam, a safety member therefor, and an lnterposed resilient member removably locked to one and engaging the other, the resilient member be- "ing removable from the member to which it is normally connected by a sliding movement. 7 r n 2. In combination, abrake beam, a'rlgld safety member underlying said beam, and

an interposed resilient member removably locked to one and slidably engaging the other,-the resili'entmember being removable 7 from'the member to which it isv normally ber, being slidably safety bar.

connected by-a sliding] movement.

In combination, a brake beam, a rigid safety bar underlying said beam, and an insilient member which may be slipped over the bar and looked thereon and engage the beam. '1 r 5.,In combination, a brake beam, a safety bar underlying saidbeam, resilient means mounted on said bar and engaging said beam, and means for locking the resilient means on said bar and also looking said bar against movement.

6. In combination, a safety bar, means for supporting the same, means for normally supporting a brake beam mounted on said bar, and means for locking said bar and said brake beam supporting means in position.

7. In combination, a safety bar, a support therefor, brake beam supporting means mounted on said bar, and a member secured to said bar for locking the latter with re spect to its support and also locking the beam supporting means in position.

8. I11 combination, a brake beam, a rigid safety bar underlying said beam, and a looped resilient member removably locked on said bar and being engaged by said beam, said looped member being removable from said bar by a sliding movement.

9. In combination, a brake beam, a safety bar underlying. said beam, and a looped resilient member engaged by said beam, the ends of which resilient member being apertured for receiving the safety bar. I

10. In combination, a brake beam, a safety bar underlying said beam, a looped resilient member engaged by said beam, the ends of which resilient member are apertnred for receiving the safety bar, and means for locking the resilient member to the bar.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 26th day of January, A. D. 1918.

ARMAND H. PEYCKE.

Witnesses:

C. M. OBERBEGK, B. C. BRIGHAM.

Copies of this patent may'be 'obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G. 

